Learn new skills and help with some creative eco-engineering in Borensberg, Sweden

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  Description

  We are open for a few workawayers in parts of summer 2025. Keep watching! We prefer one-week stays. Vans are welcome. We prefer to not cater to special meal or food preferences but can skip meat if you are simply to amazing and wonderful to miss! If the month is marked green, send us a message! If the month is yellow or red, it is possible that we may not answer right away as we are very busy in our 'day jobs'.
  
  In 2025, we may need some indoor work, including painting. Outside, we may like to do some raised bed building and gardening and some outdoor painting. If you are a trained electrician, we could use some advice and minor help, but will not ask for any electric work done that cannot be certified and insured. If you are provably clever with energy saving systems and heating, we very much want to hear from you.
  
  American Swedish academic and Swedish translator---living in a small village very near larger civilization. We love Music (making it and listening to it), nature, travel, history, politics (ethical and kind), languages, and plenty of conversation.

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  Types d'aide et opportunités d'apprendre

  Pratique d’une langue

  Aide avec des éco-projets

  Jardinage

  Bricolage et construction

  Entretien général
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  Centres d’intérêt

  

  Technologie

  

  Politique/justice sociale

  

  Culture

  

  Dessin et peinture

  

  Musique

  

  Histoire

  

  Livres

  

  Art et design

  

  Langues

  

  Architecture

  

  Écriture

  

  Arts du spectacle

  

  Nature

  

  Fitness

  

  Camping

  

  Sports d’hiver

  

  Activités en plein air

  

  Randonnée

  

  Cyclisme
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  Objectifs de développement durable de l’ONU que cet hôte essaie d'atteindre

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  Qu'est-ce que c'est ?
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  Echange culturel et opportunités d'apprendre

  Learn a little Swedish language and culture. Learn English too if you like. Meet well-travelled, broadly educated individuals who like to share their experiences and learn from others too.

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  Aide

  Need some help with maintenance of a historic house built in 1900. Consider joining us in Summer 2025!
  
  We'd very much like to have some creative engineering students with energy and eco ideas to join us as well as woodworkers, painters, and eco-gardeners or even vintners. We also need individuals with plumbing and electrical skills NOT for work needing certification, but for advice, ideas, and some dismantling of old lights and such. Want to start a small vineyard? Musicians and artists welcome. No smoking or pets however, but a few friendly cats and hedgehogs do wander the property from time to time.

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  Langues

  Langues parlées
  Anglais: Courant
  Swedish: Courant
  Allemand: Débutant
  Espagnol: Débutant
  Français: Débutant

  Cet hôte propose un échange linguistique
  We are writers and talkers and love languages. We are fluent in English and Swedish and between the two of us know a bit of French, Spanish, German, Russian, and Arabic.
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  Hébergement

  We prefer individuals who are open-minded and scientifically inclined.
  
  Hosting anyone who is sick is not ideal, and we will always let our workawayers know if we become sick too, even with just a cough. COVID reminded us of the importance of respecting the health of others and ourselves. We are fans of vaccinations and modern medicine, even if we have great respect for alternative medicine.
  
  If you come to Östergötland (East Sweden), there are great medieval sites to visit in the area as well as good fishing, hiking, kayaking, and more. Our home is within just 100 meters of river, canal, and large lake with sailing, wind surfing and beaches for swimming too (water temp is around 22C by July). We are happy to teach a little Swedish too, and for those with Swedish roots, this is an opportunity to look up ancestors and/or relatives.
  
  We are reluctant to offer more than 4-7 days initially just in case things are not what any of us anticipated, BUT we can be flexible too. If things are great, and you are flexible, a few more days to a week is possible. Most of the time we need painting and gardening help, but if you are handy with construction, we can always use your help too. We would love to meet those with a bit of electrical expertise for general advice, especially if they are certified in the EU. Anyone who understands solar or wind power?! We'd love to jump off the grid with the right help (or at least find alternative ways to boost electricity).

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  Autres infos...

  Europeans can fly to Skavsta, Arlanda, or even Copenhagen and take a bus or train to Linköping which is not far from our home. KLM also flies directly from Amsterdam to Linköping. AND we are very responsive to your messages. If we are not hosting workawayers during some months, however, you will receive an automated reply. These do not always count towards the average time to respond data!

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  Informations complémentaires

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    Accès Internet

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    Accès Internet limité

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    Nous avons des animaux

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    Nous sommes fumeurs

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    Familles bienvenues

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  Possibilité d’accueillir les digital nomads

  We do not currently have regular Internet connection. We use the free wifi down the street at our wonderful local library.

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  Espace pour garer des vans

  Vans work well in the front street. Smaller vans can park on the property. Small campers might work. Electricity is costly to us to share, but happy to fill the water tanks. So, write to us. It all depends on the situation and your talents.

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  Possibilité d'accueillir les animaux

  Pets are wonderful, but again, it depends! In Sweden, all pets must be registered and chipped and on leash or indoors. There would likely be very few situations when we would say 'yes', but we are happy to hear your story.

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